Julie Currie

So when she found a lump in her breast as she was getting ready for a night out, she knew to get it checked out straight away.

Family support...Anne Lawson with husband Colin, who is an honorary team member, and their seven-year-old son Nathan.

Two days before Christmas last year, Anne was diagnosed with Grade Two Ductal Carcinoma.

There was no history of breast cancer in her family.

She said: “It came out of the blue so it was shocking.

“It wasn’t the best news but I’ve got a seven-year-old, Nathan, so I just had to get on with it and keep the smile on my face.”

Anne (45). from Inverurie, had a lumpectomy and the surrounding lymph nodes removed, before undergoing four weeks of radiotherapy.

But the day we caught up with her she’d just received very good news indeed.

“I’ve just been to see my surgeon and he’s signed me off until next January,” she said. “My oncologist has also signed me off until then.

“It’s the first time in my life that I’ve been happy to be rejected!

“I’m lucky that it’s been dealt with so quickly – a lot of people have it very, very much worse than me.”

Anne’s positive outlook is infectious and it’s undoubtedly why her colleagues at Ashgrove Veterinary Centre in Aberdeen signed up for the MoonWalk alongside her.

Her husband Colin, a health and safety advisor, is also training with the team – in case Anne needs a sub to help her complete the 26.2 mile marathon effort in Edinburgh for breast cancer charity Walk the Walk.